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Nora Ashe
Nora Ashe (15 July 1882 – 20 January 1970) was an Irish teacher, nationalist, and Irish language activist. Early life and family Nora Ashe was born in Kinard, Lispole, County Kerry on 15 July 1882. She was the third daughter of the ten children of Gregory Ashe, a farmer, and Ellen (née Hanafin). Her parents were native, fluent Irish speakers, and while English was the language in the Ashe home, Ashe herself was bilingual. Her younger brother was Thomas Ashe. Due to their father's influence, all of the children were interested in Irish music, literature and history. Ashe attended the Loreto school in Killarney. She taught at the Kilrush Mercy convent school, before going on to attend Carysfort College, where she was taught by Éamon de Valera often conversing with him in Irish. After finishing her teaching training, she taught in Cappamore, County Limerick. During the Easter Rising, Ashe was in Cappamore. Through her brother Thomas, she became a close acquaintance with Austin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carysfort College
Our Lady of Mercy College, Carysfort (commonly known as Carysfort College) was a ''College of Education'' in Dublin, Ireland from its foundation in 1877 until its closure in 1988. Educating primary school teachers, and located in a parkland campus in Blackrock, it was a recognised college of the National University of Ireland from April 1975. The site is now the premises of the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, part of University College Dublin. Situation The college occupied a part of the Carysfort Estate, on Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, about a kilometre from Blackrock village, and with frontages on multiple streets. The estate comprised around , with extensive lawns, mature trees and the Carysfort-Maretimo Stream. Aside from the college, the estate accommodated the headquarters of the Sisters of Mercy, a novitiate for the order, a hall of residence, an orphanage, a restaurant, a national school, and several gate lodges, occupied by current or former staff. History C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |